MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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